Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 5, 2011
I wrote this because over the last decade I’ve seen a destructive cycle where otherwise interesting companies have been screwed by raising too much money at too high of prices and gotten caught in a trap when the markets correct and they got ahead of themselves. Again, prices are expressed as pre-money valuations.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 23, 2014
We are in a bubble (with so many private $1bn+ valuations). 15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited. 50x more Internet users (2.4 Where are we today? Online connections that are 180x faster (10.5
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Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 23, 2010
Pre Quora – AVC & Answers OnStartups. For me this dates back to pre-Internet days of bulletin boards, CompuServe , Prodigy and the like. What I notice is that people further the conversation, talk with each other, network, try to get noticed (linking to their websites, etc.). It’s true. No, really.
Agile VC
MAY 26, 2011
is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. Not long after the product launch we began the initial conversations with VCs for a Series A round. One partnership was clearly very divided and a vocal minority of GPs thought consumer internet companies were a massive waste of time and money.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
This conversation seems to come up very frequently these days both with portfolio companies and with entrepreneurs just looking for mentorship. Every conversation about fund raising should start with what your current operational needs are and the stage of your business. 5 million raised at a $9 million pre-money valuation or 35.7%
Gust
NOVEMBER 4, 2011
Entrepreneurs and investors who have spent any time dealing with convertible debt seed financing transactions are likely to have encountered the subject of valuation caps. was spun out, and the valuation was set by that financing round. Intermix and its advisors weren’t fools. by February 2006).
Professor VC
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
In the episode, Kristy Kruger talks about picturing unicorns roaming the planes in Africa as a kid and being at a party many years later when the topic of conversation turned to endangered species: It was about a group of five to seven people, kind of standing around the keg, just talking. or a market cap of $800M. igthwghjg2q2g8hu4).
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